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26th Nov 2018

Nov 26 2018, 12:00 am

Crime Surveys User Conference 2018

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28th Nov 2018

Nov 28 2018, 12:00 am

Managing and sharing research data: best practice for data protection

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Nov 28 2018, 12:00 am

Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata – external event

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29th Nov 2018

Nov 28 2018, 12:00 am

Managing and sharing research data: best practice for data protection

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Nov 28 2018, 12:00 am

Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata – external event

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Nov 29 2018, 12:00 am

People, pathways and policy: findings from the CLS Research Programme – external event

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30th Nov 2018

Nov 30 2018, 12:00 am

Using Neighbourhood Data in Understanding Society – external event

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4th Dec 2018

Dec 4 2018, 12:00 am

Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2018

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Dec 4 2018, 2:00 pm

Webinar: Key issues in reusing data

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6th Dec 2018

Dec 6 2018, 12:00 am

Understanding Society Conference: Combining Biological and Social Data – external event

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Webinar: Data management basics

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11th Dec 2018

Dec 11 2018, 2:00 pm

Webinar: Guided walk through ReShare

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Homeworking for Special Licence and Secure Access data

Researchers working remotely are asking: “Is it possible to access safeguarded Special Licence or Secure Access data from home?". Whether you are already accessing such data at your institution, or you are just preparing an application, you may be wondering if homeworking is an option for your project.

Working with Reddit data

This free workshop introduces the fundamentals of natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis, using Reddit as a case study for social media research. We will explore the ethical and legal considerations of working with publicly available online data and discuss best practices for responsible and reproducible research.

Personal data journeys

Rodney Appleyard, UK Data Service and Jennie Blows, CLOSER, interview Professor Jennifer Symonds, Director of CLOSER, Robin Flaig, Co-Director of the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration and Chief Operations Officer for Generation Scotland, and Dr Nigel de Noronha, former Research Associate at the University of Manchester, about their personal data journeys and what they have found so rewarding about working with data.

Training podcast

Dr Vanessa Higgins, the Service Director of User Support and Training at the UK Data Service, provides an overview of the training courses and workshops delivered by her team throughout the year.